The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . ricultural shows. We arepleased to see that the idea is catchingon, and at the recent show at Frome aj>ortion of the dairy tent was utilised forthis purpose. Table decorations wereintroduced for the first time, and it isencouraging to learn that nothing betterof the kind has been seen this year inthe West of England. We are awarethat an\ suggestion to introduce flowersamongst exhibits of dairy produce wouldhave shocked any farmers wife of theold school, and she would have con-demned it as being a waste of time if herdaughters had attempted an
The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . ricultural shows. We arepleased to see that the idea is catchingon, and at the recent show at Frome aj>ortion of the dairy tent was utilised forthis purpose. Table decorations wereintroduced for the first time, and it isencouraging to learn that nothing betterof the kind has been seen this year inthe West of England. We are awarethat an\ suggestion to introduce flowersamongst exhibits of dairy produce wouldhave shocked any farmers wife of theold school, and she would have con-demned it as being a waste of time if herdaughters had attempted anything inthe way of table decoration, but in thisrespect things are different to what theyused to be. We cannot imagine a moresuitable place for a display of flowersthan in a butter tent; and whereasevery lady who visits this section of a•show may not be interested in butter there are fewwho do not take a delight in flowers, and for taste-fully arranging the latter we know that farmerswives and daughters are quite capable of boldirgtheir THE STACKYARD. of opinion that the time has come when theannual mop can be held without having onesdinner roasted wholesale in the public stieet, andone can hardly look upon it as being a refined formof amusement. AFTER a dismalsummer, whichmodities. made farmers down-cast, they have hadtheir spirits cheered by a glorious harvesttime and a price for corn which manyof them never hoped to get again. Allagriculturists rejoice in the improve-ment, which is having its effect, andfaith again is being revived in the ploughand land under arable culture. Theharvest of 1907 will be remembered, andif another year sees prices of wheat atbetween 30s. and 40s. a quarter it willbe surprising if the plough is not seen onland that in recent years has been putdown to grass. The farmer rejoices, andwe congratulate him on the season end-ing much better tban it promised; butit is the turn of the man in the street tobe gloomy now, for he has to pay morefor h
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